Heather Clancy
Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz)
Heather Clancy is an award-winning journalist specializing in transformative technology and innovation. She started her reporting career on the business news desk of United Press International, and her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.
Clancy was the launch editor for the Fortune Data Sheet, a newsletter dedicated to the business of technology. She co-authored the Amazon best-seller for entrepreneurs, Niche Down, How to Become Legendary By Being Different.
In her role at Trellis, Heather chronicles the role of business model innovation and technology in transitioning to a clean, inclusive and regenerative economy. She serves on the boards of the WSLA Alumnae Group, a mentorship organization that nurtures feminine leadership in the corporate sustainability movement, and EcoAthletes, a collective of collegiate, professional and amateur athletes that advocate for solutions to climate change.
Tesla, Stem boost business case for energy storage
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Sprint, Staples, Kimberly-Clark: the litmus test for wheat-straw paper
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Unilever wants you to reinvent sustainable living
A new phase of its Foundry collaboration initiative seeks input from the general public and entrepreneurs on three "grand challenges." Read More
Can an ex-Googler use big data to help farmers grow more food?
Startup Farmers Business Network, which currently analyzes 16 crops, has raised nearly $28 million from the likes of Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures and DBL Investors. Read More
How Conservation International helps businesses look ahead
The NGO’s top executive, Peter Seligmann, seeks tenacious corporate partners that have demonstrated they are flexible and trustworthy. Read More
What Yahoo's energy efficiency strategy borrows from farms
The company is investing in renewable energy under the direction of sustainability chief Christina Page, but Yahoo's biggest impact comes from new data center design innovation. Read More
Inside look: Method brings green manufacturing to Chicago
Take a tour of the sustainable cleaning product company's first U.S. plant, complete with state-of-the-art production lines, on-site renewable energy and a rooftop farm. Read More
21st century energy: What you need to know about power purchasing
Don’t own real estate? Located in a state that makes it difficult to source renewable energy? Here’s why sustainability execs from IBM to Kaiser Permanente are zeroing in on power purchase agreements. Read More
Adidas, North Face, Levi's on what's next for sustainable apparel
How big brands are engaging their supply chains for a massive industry makeover. Read More
How Burger King’s ex-chairman grew a $10 million organic food business
Sweet Earth Natural Foods, founded by husband-and-wife team Brian and Kelly Swette, has scored high-profile deals with Target and Whole Foods. Read More
